Wednesday, December 7 2005 16:09 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Patna: The hearing of criminal writ petition of absconding former union minister Jaiprakash Narain Yadav challenging issue of non-bailable warrant of arrest against him by a Jumui court was today (Dec 07, 2005) adjourned by the Patna High Court till Friday.

Government advocate Lalit Kishore resumed his argument but could not complete it and sought further time which was allowed by justice Mridul little chances there will be war", the official said.

Prabhakaran had threatened in his annual radio speech on November 27 to establish 'self governance' in the island if the government does not come up with a 'reasonable' deal with the rebels. The government, on its part had extended an offer for peace negotiations with the militants.

The LTTE supremo had given the government time till the end of its three-and-half year old ceasefire period next year to chalk out a deal saying, "this is our urgent and final appeal."

"The military has taken the most brunt of LTTE's attack in the last decade. However now they are short on funds, which is evident from the self-imposed taxes on the villagers living near their territory," the army official claimed.

"We are expecting small individual attacks from the rebels to make good their claims of picking up arms once again" but a full-fledged war was 'a near impossible thing' in the context of the island's changed political scenario and the LTTE's present strength, he claimed.

"The cleaving of the Karuna faction dealt a mortal blow to Prabhakaran's strength," he said. The group led by Karuna broke away from the LTTE in March last and is now controlling parts of the eastern coastline.

"They (LTTE) are suspicious of our peace moves," the official claimed and added the government in its fresh proposals is not likely to concede to a separate Tamil state.